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  • LAWRENCE: School board, budget up for vote April 21

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Township residents will go to the polls Tuesday to select three school board members and to vote on a tax levy for the school district’s proposed $65.3 million operating budget for 2009-10.     The six polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.     There is…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Municipal tax rate should be stable

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     CHESTERFIELD — Residents can expect to see an unchanged municipal tax rate of 4.1 cents per $100 of assessed property value this year, officials said.     The Township Committee on April 8 introduced the $4.4 million budget, of which $311,870 will be raised through taxation, according to Township Clerk…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Bruce Coe: A ‘truly kind, open, fair, optimistic person’

    By Gerald Stern    Bruce Coe died at his home in Lambertville on March 24 after a long illness, and those of us who knew him and loved him realize how extraordinary his presence was in our lives and how far-reaching and deep-felt was the affection we held for him.    His life was exemplary and deeply…

  • WEST AMWELL: Officials want state to fill budget gap

    Town is asking New Jersey for $200,000 in extraordinary aid By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — Officials are taking a number of steps to balance the township’s budget, ranging from giving up their own salaries to seeking extraordinary aid from the state.    West Amwell is asking the state for $200,000 in extraordinary aid.…

  • LAWRENCE: ‘Park Pals’ could help adopt and maintain open spaces

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For many years, the property at the end of Johnson Avenue that is now known as Heritage Park — in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood — lay dormant.     But a concerted effort by Eggerts Crossing neighborhood residents over the past half dozen years has turned the lot into a small…

  • Concerns about cats

    Anne Lyon of Bordentown City To the editor:    One of our candidates for city commissioner seems to have the mistaken idea that what we need most is a return to the way things used to be. Recently this person advocated eliminating Bordentown City Cats and trapping and killing stray cats. He says that this will…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: TV show sheds new light on ‘Baby Bones’ case

    by Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — Just over four years ago, a hunter traipsing through Clayton Park in the morning made a startling discovery: a child’s charred remains.    Today, the girl, who investigators have dubbed “Baby Bones,” still is unidentified, but the case now has drawn national attention after appearing on the…

  • Earth Day in Hollywood WILL SAVOR EARTH DAY 2009 WITH ADDITIVE-FREE SPICE BLENDS

    Earth Day in Hollywood WILL SAVOR EARTH DAY 2009 WITH ADDITIVE-FREE SPICE BLENDS

    By Alicja Lombard PRESS RELEASE Immediate Release Contact: Alicja B. Lombard Tel: 562.547.1740 Email: [email protected] ECO-conscious celebrities will savor earth day 2009 with additive-free spice blends Salt-free, MSG-free, Gluten-free, Preservative-Free LOS ALAMITOS, CA – April 15, 2009 – Earth Day presents an opportunity for individuals the world over to consider how we treat our planet. Environmentally…

  • PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT

       James Bart Kozack, 34, of Trenton, was charged April 5 with driving while intoxicated, having an open container of alcohol, failure to maintain lane, and speeding. Police said they stopped him on Route 539 at 12:17 a.m.    Police responded to a report of the theft of a 2000 Yamaha 223 CC dirt bike, valued at…